M1 has expanded by 400% since 2008. The federal reserve along with the American bankers have effectively caused all the grief around the world; what surprises me is that not a single banker has been jailed. Such is the injustice of the world. 99% of the money that the Fed printed went to banks like… Read More »
I am writing this to give an account of how things have changed over the last 20 years since Hong Kong became part of China. In short, from the perspective of a local, I have seen a steady decline year on year since the handover so there is nothing for me to celebrate. Job Opportunities… Read More »
Having lived on Robinson Road for the last 15 years which has served me well; I have to say it is no longer the place to be. There is so much construction there right now; it is almost impossible to get a good night’s sleep. The Hong Kong Government issues licenses for the developers to… Read More »
The main reasons why Hong Kong will NEVER be a technology hub is because:- The government has no idea what innovation and technology is The government penalises entrepreneurs with the high-admin cost and low return scheme called MPF The government technology fund http://www.itc.gov.hk/ is a complete waste of time I just spoke to two people… Read More »
Since Jack Ma bought South China Morning Post (SCMP), the newspaper has become a communist party mouthpiece. In response to the article:- “Beijing official sets anti-independence limits for Hong Kong as thousands march against government push to disqualify lawmakers” And the comment got censored immediately. China has absolutely no idea how to run Hong Kong,… Read More »
The jijis.org.hk’s new website which is for students to look for jobs and for employers to find candidates. Recently, we put up 2 ads on this platform and we have not received a single enquiry, in previous years we would receive around 30 – 40 applications per job ad. Each time I visit the student… Read More »
The US government has been printing money willy nilly since 2008 and have expanded their balance sheet by about 4 fold; they have been getting away with this because they have been able to manipulate inflation data by artificially suppressing the price of commodities that are used to calculate inflation. Gold and Silver prices amongst… Read More »
HSBC’s customer service in Hong Kong is going from Bad to Worse. They call me and ask me to go for an interview because we made some instructions in the change signatories for the account; in the telecon, it was agreed that they would send me an email to confirm the location, the person whom… Read More »
The bar Ontop, 29/F, 18 On Lan Street is the biggest scam in Hong Kong. I asked the sommelier to give me a bottle of good quality and good value wine and after 20 minutes he came back with 2005 Cote Rotie 2005 (les Grandes Places)….They try to charge HK$ 3,000 for the bottle. I… Read More »
Wang Zhenmin said that the abduction of Lee Bo in Hong Kong was “an unfortunate incident” and then said that Hong Kong’s independence contravenes “one country two systems”. Could he not connect the dots and work out the the calls for Hong Kong’s independence was a consequence of the “unfortunate incident” carried out by the… Read More »